The main Ethereum network is a global public network that anybody can use. It can be accessed using an account and everybody is free to create an account and deploy their solutions and smart contracts. Using a main network incurs costs in terms of gas. The main network is known as Homestead and was earlier known as Frontier. This is a public chain accessible over the internet and anybody can connect to it and access both data and transactions stored in it.
Main network
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